COMMENTARIES
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Productivity of Water and Environmental Security
Col. PK Gautam · 07 Oct, 2001 · #596 · Commentary
The annual precipitation over
India by rain and snow is 4,000 cubic kilometers (cu.km). Out of this, the annual run off is 1869 cu.km. Out of this run off, it is estimated that 690 cu.km of surface and 432 cu.km of ground water or a total of...
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Negotiating with Terror: The Case of ULFA
· 07 Oct, 2001 · #595 · Commentary
The peacemakers and proponents of a military solution to insurgency in
Assam would agree on a negotiated settlement to the problem, although they might differ on the timing of this process. While the peacemakers would seek to talk their way ...
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Reassessing Pakistan
· 29 Sep, 2001 · #594 · Commentary
Re-assessing
Pakistan
by Anand K Verma provides a well reasoned analysis into the continuing animosity between
India
and
Pakistan
. This book is ideal for the reader who is looking for a concise work to understand
Pakist...
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Telling Flaws in Understanding Rubrics of Terror
Maj Gen Deva · 27 Sep, 2001 · #593 · Commentary
Professor Samuel Huntington’s thesis on “Clash of Civilizationsâ€Â...
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The Looming Threat of Bioterrorism
Maj Gen Deva · 27 Sep, 2001 · #592 · Commentary
A two-day workshop was organized last week under the aegis of Indian Institute of Communicable Diseases on developing “surveillance mechanisms for pathogens with biological warfare potentialÃ&ce...
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Terrorism in America
· 27 Sep, 2001 · #591 · Commentary
Panelists: T Anantha Chari
Anand Verma
PR Chari
Chair: Lt Gen VK Nayyar...
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Pakistan’s Response to America’s War against Terrorism
Chintamani Mahapatra · 27 Sep, 2001 · #590 · Commentary
As terrorism struck the symbol of power – the Pentagon, and the symbol of wealth – the World Trade Centre, in
Washington DC
and
New...
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The Intelligence Secret
Dr. Bhashyam Kasturi · 27 Sep, 2001 · #589 · Commentary
The most secret organs of government deal with intelligence. The Indian government took this logic to the extreme; whilst publishing the recommendations of the Group of Ministers on Reforming National Security, it left completely blank the relevan...
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Crisis of Governance in India
saurabh · 27 Sep, 2001 · #588 · Commentary
Democratic governance is measured by the level of people’s participation, free and fair elections, accountable elected representatives, availability of information, peopleââ&sb...
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The Varieties of the American Mood and Motivation
Prof. RVR Chandrasekhara Rao · 27 Sep, 2001 · #587 · Commentary
President Bush has announced the nature and scope of the American response to the horrible terrorist attack. As anticipated, the
US
declared all out war on terrorism and its haven-givers. More precisely he identified Osama bin Laden and th...